1st Icebergs in 56 Years Are Spotted in Vicinity
From Times Wire Reports
Icebergs have been spotted in New Zealand waters for the first time in 56 years, and some are 2 miles wide, said Lionel Carter, a scientist at the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research.
The cluster of 15 icebergs, sighted near Campbell Island about 450 miles southeast of New Zealand, could be a hazard to shipping, he said.
Carter said that the icebergs appeared to have been generated by the breakup of ice shelves in the Ross and Weddell Seas of Antarctica, and were likely to drift toward South America.
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